Comments on: The Stella Prize longlist announcedhttp://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/2013/02/21/the-stella-prize-longlist-announced/
Just another Crikey siteFri, 29 Nov 2013 05:36:20 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1By: Bethanie Blanchardhttp://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/2013/02/21/the-stella-prize-longlist-announced/#comment-239
Bethanie BlanchardThu, 21 Feb 2013 22:43:04 +0000http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/?p=3636#comment-239It's a really exciting list Kerryn, well done to you and all the judges, I'm very much looking forward to working my way through it.
(and apologies, yes Melbourne was just off the top of my head, mistakenly thought it was early 2012)It’s a really exciting list Kerryn, well done to you and all the judges, I’m very much looking forward to working my way through it.
(and apologies, yes Melbourne was just off the top of my head, mistakenly thought it was early 2012)
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Amber JamiesonThu, 21 Feb 2013 07:01:03 +0000http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/?p=3636#comment-238I think the list looks great. And while I absolutely adored Sophie Cunningham's Melbourne, I think that came out mid 2011.I think the list looks great. And while I absolutely adored Sophie Cunningham’s Melbourne, I think that came out mid 2011.
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Kerryn GoldsworthyThu, 21 Feb 2013 06:34:42 +0000http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/?p=3636#comment-237Books had to be published in 2012 to be eligible, so neither Sydney nor Melbourne qualified. The fiction-to-nonfiction ratio in the entries was something like three or four to one, so the longlist reflects that pretty accurately.Books had to be published in 2012 to be eligible, so neither Sydney nor Melbourne qualified. The fiction-to-nonfiction ratio in the entries was something like three or four to one, so the longlist reflects that pretty accurately.
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mjliviThu, 21 Feb 2013 04:29:29 +0000http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/?p=3636#comment-236Yeah, my comment comes across as more negative than I meant it to - it's wonderful to see all these books recognised, and I'll definitely be reading most of them.Yeah, my comment comes across as more negative than I meant it to – it’s wonderful to see all these books recognised, and I’ll definitely be reading most of them.
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Bethanie BlanchardThu, 21 Feb 2013 04:20:30 +0000http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/?p=3636#comment-235Hmm, the only one that springs to mind at the moment is Sophie Cunningham's Melbourne, but then she is on the board - I wonder if that affected their decision at all?
There is so much strong fiction on this list though - Amy Espeseth's debut Sufficient Grace and Cate Kennedy's Like a House on Fire were on my must-read pile anyway so will definitely be reviewing them soon..Hmm, the only one that springs to mind at the moment is Sophie Cunningham’s Melbourne, but then she is on the board – I wonder if that affected their decision at all?

There is so much strong fiction on this list though – Amy Espeseth’s debut Sufficient Grace and Cate Kennedy’s Like a House on Fire were on my must-read pile anyway so will definitely be reviewing them soon..

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mjliviThu, 21 Feb 2013 04:12:13 +0000http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/?p=3636#comment-234I was a bit disappointed that it was dominated so much by fiction, but that might just reflect the amount female-written Aus non-fiction out there. I'm not really able to come up with any obvious options, are you? Maybe Delia Falconer's 'Sydney', which I quite liked. Janine Burke's 'Nest' was okay.
Anyway, this still represents 10 new books for me to read in the coming months, so I'm not really complaining.I was a bit disappointed that it was dominated so much by fiction, but that might just reflect the amount female-written Aus non-fiction out there. I’m not really able to come up with any obvious options, are you? Maybe Delia Falconer’s ‘Sydney’, which I quite liked. Janine Burke’s ‘Nest’ was okay.

Anyway, this still represents 10 new books for me to read in the coming months, so I’m not really complaining.